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i >>> tonight, from afghanistan, this is a special edition of "world news." mission: afghanistan. are we winning? the question we put to the secretary of defense and the top commander on the ground. gates and petraeus together for the first time. how can the u.s. afford $10 billion a month for the war? and when can the troops come home? and a message to you from the children of afghanistan. >>> and back here at home tonight, breaking news. a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits that he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the beginning of the exit. how many of the 100,000 troops currently stationed here should be brought home, and all of this amid the continuing clamor from congress to ac
i >>> tonight, from afghanistan, this is a special edition of "world news." mission: afghanistan. are we winning? the question we put to the secretary of defense and the top commander on the ground. gates and petraeus together for the first time. how can the u.s. afford $10 billion a month for the war? and when can the troops come home? and a message to you from the children of afghanistan. >>> and back here at home tonight, breaking news. a stunning about-face for...
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volunteers have been adding white crosses to a hillside display for each service member killed in iran and afghanistan. now that, practice has ended. and ear live with the story. >> in the past a cross was added to this memorial. last weekend, 30 navy seals and other soldiers died but there is no more
volunteers have been adding white crosses to a hillside display for each service member killed in iran and afghanistan. now that, practice has ended. and ear live with the story. >> in the past a cross was added to this memorial. last weekend, 30 navy seals and other soldiers died but there is no more
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troops in afghanistan, given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nearly doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000. tomorrow's announcement means that number will go down. what does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent, a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 million. and what does tomorrow mean in terms of human sacrifice? more than 12,000 have been wounded and 1,500 americans died. these two soldiers flown home just this morning. it seems everyone we have met in afghanistan has lost a buddy. can you tell me his name? >> i can't even get it out. i can't even get it out. >> reporter: it's too painful to say? >> yeah. >> reporter: tomorrow's announcement will mean fewer americans in harm's way and hopefully fewer deaths. no one is saying the fighting is over, but with bin laden dead and american public weary of war, the president believes it's time to start bringing the troops home. diane? >> all right, martha. i know you'll be standi
troops in afghanistan, given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nearly doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000. tomorrow's announcement means that number will go down. what does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent, a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 million. and what does tomorrow mean in terms of human sacrifice? more than 12,000 have been wounded and 1,500 americans died....
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he is now in afghanistan, a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13, who will have spent four and a half years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. but when i told him why i was coming here, why it was so important, that great little man said, well, you go help those people over there, you get rid of those bad guys and then you come home. >> reporter: gary will not be home, diane, for another year. >> those families just as brave as the troops overseas. martha, you have been reporting, though, that the top generals oppose large withdrawals. so, what are they saying tonight? >> reporter: well, they have given different risk assessments and this is one they thought was a higher risk, the more rapid drawdown. but they are all on board. every person i talked to from the military said, look, we'll do whatever the president wants us to do and we'll still make progress. >> thank you, martha. >>> and we will have full coverage of the president's speech, which will begin at 8:00 eastern time right here o
he is now in afghanistan, a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13, who will have spent four and a half years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. but when i told him why i was coming here, why it was so important, that great little man said, well, you go help those people over there, you get rid of those bad guys and then you come home. >> reporter: gary will not be home, diane, for another year. >> those families just as brave as the...
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new details about the tragedy in afghanistan. the shootdown that caused the catastrophic crash and what we're learning about the fallen, the husbands, sons, fathers and brothers. 30 american heroes lost in one day. >>> and swimming with sharks. the 61-year-old woman in the water right now between cuba and florida. an epic test of endurance. we'll tell you the dangers she faced with everyrytroke. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment tonight. we begin with what has been a prue brutal day for anyone with a 401k. we haven't seen since the crash of 2008. a 634-point drop in the dow, slamming markets all around the world with a g gnt wave that's been building since friday night when s&p downgraded america's aaa credit rating for the first time in history. the markets were already dropping at midday when the president tried to reassure investors and rebuke the s&p. >> no matter what sum agency may say, we've always been and always will be a aaa country. >> the dow kept falling. to the lowest close in ten months. tonight we ask, can
new details about the tragedy in afghanistan. the shootdown that caused the catastrophic crash and what we're learning about the fallen, the husbands, sons, fathers and brothers. 30 american heroes lost in one day. >>> and swimming with sharks. the 61-year-old woman in the water right now between cuba and florida. an epic test of endurance. we'll tell you the dangers she faced with everyrytroke. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment tonight. we begin with what has been a...
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. >>> now, the next weeks are a crossroads for american troops in afghanistan. and the president of afghanistan has now lashed out with a furious denunciation. it happened after 14 afghan civilians, including 11 children, were killed in a nato air strike over the weekend. president hamd karzai ordered an end to attacks on any houses. adding that western forces run the risk of being seen as occupiers. our nick schifrin and martha raddatz have both spent years covering afghanistan and joining me now. nick, so what does this mean? does hamid karzai want american troops snout. >> no, i think he feels disempowered and out of the loop. when these raids happen, when these air strikes happen, and they go wrong, when they kill women and children, he doesn't know that this happens so he feels like he has to respond to the family's anger and echo the anger to american troops. what he says is talk to me about these raids, involve the afghans more and i can help you, i can help mitigate this anger. he does not feel like the u.s. is doing this. >> he's talking to the afghan p
. >>> now, the next weeks are a crossroads for american troops in afghanistan. and the president of afghanistan has now lashed out with a furious denunciation. it happened after 14 afghan civilians, including 11 children, were killed in a nato air strike over the weekend. president hamd karzai ordered an end to attacks on any houses. adding that western forces run the risk of being seen as occupiers. our nick schifrin and martha raddatz have both spent years covering afghanistan and...
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in afghanistan, will return to the u.s. to head the cia in the fall. >>> and, now here in london, the city has been transformed into a kind of wedding command center. electrified by a secret rehearsal with the bride and groom tonight. and nick watt has been tracking the action. he's at methodist hall right now. nick? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, kate and william have just been and gone. they were here at this 1,000-year-old abbey for their final rehearsal. they slipped into the abbey through a side door. post-rehearsal, the paparazzi caught a very happy bride and groom driving away. in 36 hours, they'll be back with 2 billion people watching, doing this for real. this afternoon, this was the scene outside kate's hotel. is the wedding dress in there? there's kate's dad. what's in his bag? kate at the wheel. is that the wedding hairdo? kate taking a box out of the trunk. what's inside? meanwhile, last minute rehearsals for fly past pilots, horseback horn players. and, in the predawn quiet, all the queen's horses an
in afghanistan, will return to the u.s. to head the cia in the fall. >>> and, now here in london, the city has been transformed into a kind of wedding command center. electrified by a secret rehearsal with the bride and groom tonight. and nick watt has been tracking the action. he's at methodist hall right now. nick? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, kate and william have just been and gone. they were here at this 1,000-year-old abbey for their final rehearsal. they slipped...
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he is now in afghanistan. a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13. who will have spent 4 1/2 years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. when i told him why i was coming here and why it was so important, that little man said, well, you go help those people over there, get rid of those bad guys, then you come home. >> reporter: despite the draw-down, gary will not be home for a year, diane. >> martha, what about those generals, do they think this withdrawal number increases the risk to the united states? >> reporter: well, general petraeus wanted fewer troops home this year, considering the high risk for the overall strategy. the white house wants to focus more on counterterrorism. there's no one in the military, i don't think you'll hear publicly say they're worried about it, but believe me, diane, there will be a few commanders who have concerned on the ground. >> all right, martha, thanks to you. >>> it has been another moving day for first lady michelle obama in south africa. she told young women there, they have the
he is now in afghanistan. a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13. who will have spent 4 1/2 years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. when i told him why i was coming here and why it was so important, that little man said, well, you go help those people over there, get rid of those bad guys, then you come home. >> reporter: despite the draw-down, gary will not be home for a year, diane. >> martha, what about those generals, do they think...
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and afghanistan? >> nato has struggled, at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of 25,000 to 40,000 troops. >> reporter: and those countries that do participate? many have caveats to reduce risk. for example, spain's 1,500 troops are not allowed to fire a weapon except in self-defense. and they cannot operate at night. gates says there is time for nato reverse the trend, but he can now leave his post knowing that nato has been warned. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> and the west is watching another tinderbox overseas, syria, where an exodus is under way. thousands of refugees are streaming across the border into turkey, trying to escape the president's forces. government helicopters said to be firing randomly at anything that moves. residents are in hiding, sending out urgent messages begging for help. at least 32 people were killed today. >>> and still ahead, a u.s. government worry about a chemical found in some houses, even coffee cups what's the risk? >>> favorite recipes of presid
and afghanistan? >> nato has struggled, at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of 25,000 to 40,000 troops. >> reporter: and those countries that do participate? many have caveats to reduce risk. for example, spain's 1,500 troops are not allowed to fire a weapon except in self-defense. and they cannot operate at night. gates says there is time for nato reverse the trend, but he can now leave his post knowing that nato has been warned. martha raddatz, abc news, washington....
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allegations that the paper hackck voice mails of the families of british soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. paul mcmullan was a reporter and editor at "the news of the world." >> it was certainly a really commonplace practice. >> reporter: this scandal reaches far beyond the murdoch empire. this week, it was revealed that london police were selling the paper scoops in exchange for bribes. there are even allegations that the prime minister, a close friend of murdoch, turned a blind eye, even though he knew what was going on. >> and jeffrey there, even talking of arrests tonight? >> reporter: oh, that's right, diane. a huge criminal investigation is under way involving dozens of police investigators. we are told we should brace for an avalanche of arrests involving police themselves, as well as reporters and editors. the first arrests could come as soon as tomorrow. one of the former editors of "the news of the world." >> jeffrey kofman reporting on the outrage in london tonight. >>> and after 997 days behind bars, casey anthony is getting ready to go home. her lightning fast release putting
allegations that the paper hackck voice mails of the families of british soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. paul mcmullan was a reporter and editor at "the news of the world." >> it was certainly a really commonplace practice. >> reporter: this scandal reaches far beyond the murdoch empire. this week, it was revealed that london police were selling the paper scoops in exchange for bribes. there are even allegations that the prime minister, a close friend of murdoch,...
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so, while her husband leads forces in afghanistan, back home the general's wife is waging her own battle. protecting the people who protect us. sharyn alfonsi abc news, new york. >>> and, coming up the latest on that $380 million lottery. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. [ male announcer ] if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps save lives. [ female announcer ] certain genetic fact
so, while her husband leads forces in afghanistan, back home the general's wife is waging her own battle. protecting the people who protect us. sharyn alfonsi abc news, new york. >>> and, coming up the latest on that $380 million lottery. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day...
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that's where leroy petry went in may 2008, afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures, from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being in all the ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who, out there, picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand, but he's alive, rare fororedal of honor winners. who usually are honored posthumously. but there's also this. leroy petry decided he's not done. and when he re-enlisted, he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and we want to honor him, too. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," one thing you may want to buy to help create american jobs. our mama in america team finds it tonight. >>> jajaee dugard. what the neighbors who lived near that backyard prison are saying. >>> and the first lady, whose honesty about her own life chang
that's where leroy petry went in may 2008, afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures, from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being in all the ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who, out there, picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him...
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there is no resistofce, there is no big faure in afghanistan at the time. mmunity wasnational co te submiss country. a 5.8 magnitude, lasting 30 seconds. take a look. the camera is fixed on the white house, see it shaking? and the national cathedral in washington loses the tip of a spire. and as we said, people were racing into the streets, including that bride, here in new york. the epicenter of the quake was near mineral, v.a. vashgs but the quake roiled the ground from massachusetts to south carolina and all the way west to chicago and milwaukee. we're going to tell you the latest on the nuclear plants along this coast, but t's begin with abc's david muir, weekend anchor, who was pulling into union station in washington when that quake hit. what a surprise, david. >> reporter: it was really extraordinary, diane. we were off that train for just a matter of minutes when the station began to rumble in a way that we hadn't seen or heard before. what we didn't realize, millions of americans feeling the same thing at that moment. within minutes here in washing
there is no resistofce, there is no big faure in afghanistan at the time. mmunity wasnational co te submiss country. a 5.8 magnitude, lasting 30 seconds. take a look. the camera is fixed on the white house, see it shaking? and the national cathedral in washington loses the tip of a spire. and as we said, people were racing into the streets, including that bride, here in new york. the epicenter of the quake was near mineral, v.a. vashgs but the quake roiled the ground from massachusetts to south...